THE PROJECT: An International Airport
COX'S BAZAR IS A TOWN,A FISHING PORT AND
DISTRICT HEAD QUARTER IN BANGLADESH.
IT'S KNOWN FOR ITS WIDE SANDY BEACH WHICH
IS CLAIMED TO BE THE WORLD'S LONGEST NATURAL
SANDY SEA BEACH .IT IS AN UNBROKEN
125 KM SANDY SEA BEACH WITH A GENTLE SLOPE. IT IS
LOCATED 15O KM SOUTH OF CHITTAGONG.THE MODERN
COX'S BAZAR DERIVES ITS NAME FROM CAPTAIN COX
(DIED 1799),A NAVAL OFFICER SERVING IN BRITISH INDIA.
COX'S BAZAR IS ALSO KNOWN BY THE NAME "PANOWA"
(YELLOW FLOWER).OTHER OLD NAME WAS "PALONHKEE".